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SHENANDOAH · GRANITE

Old Rag climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp68°F
Wind5 mph
Gusts7 mph
Humidity65.2%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 21 August
Good
Temp72°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts7 mph
Humidity57%
No recent rain
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
14:00 68° dry 5 — 65.2%
15:00 71° dry 6 — 56.2%
16:00 74° dry 5 — 49.8%
17:00 76° dry 5 — 46.3%
18:00 77° dry 6 — 45.1%
19:00 77° dry 6 — 43%
20:00 75° dry 7 — 45.3%
21:00 75° dry 7 — 43.1%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Poor
Temp63°F
Rain1.3 in
Wind7 mph
Gusts—
Humidity97%
32.5mm rain forecastHumidity 97% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 63° 0.05 in 4 — 98.2%
07:00 62° 0.1 in 3 — 98%
08:00 62° 0.2 in 3 — 98.1%
09:00 62° 0.1 in 6 — 98.2%
10:00 62° 0.04 in 5 — 98.5%
11:00 62° 0.02 in 7 — 98.5%
12:00 62° 0.01 in 7 — 98.4%
13:00 63° 0.02 in 7 — 97.6%
14:00 63° 0.00 in 6 — 97.4%
15:00 63° 0.02 in 7 — 94.9%
16:00 65° 0.02 in 9 — 93.9%
17:00 65° dry 9 — 95.3%
18:00 68° dry 8 — 86%
19:00 70° dry 8 — 79.5%
20:00 70° dry 7 — 78.2%
21:00 71° dry 5 — 77.6%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Poor
Temp66°F
Rain0.02 in
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity83%
0.6mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 62° dry 3 — 99.6%
07:00 62° dry 4 — 99.6%
08:00 61° dry 4 — 99.4%
09:00 61° dry 4 — 99.8%
10:00 60° dry 3 — 99.4%
11:00 60° dry 4 — 97.5%
12:00 64° dry 4 — 91.2%
13:00 66° dry 6 — 83.1%
14:00 68° dry 7 — 76.5%
15:00 70° dry 9 — 69.4%
16:00 72° dry 10 — 62.6%
17:00 74° dry 10 — 53.7%
18:00 75° dry 9 — 47.9%
19:00 76° dry 10 — 44.8%
20:00 76° dry 10 — 43.8%
21:00 75° dry 9 — 45.6%
Mon Monday 24 August
Good
Temp61°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity83%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 57° dry 4 — 84.9%
12:00 61° dry 3 — 82.8%
18:00 74° dry 7 — 48%
Tue Tuesday 25 August
Good
Temp59°F
Raindry
Wind3 mph
Gusts—
Humidity80%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 56° dry 2 — 79%
12:00 58° dry 3 — 80.4%
18:00 73° dry 0 — 44.6%
Wed Wednesday 26 August
Poor
Temp66°F
Rain0.02 in
Wind3 mph
Gusts—
Humidity76%
0.6mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 63° dry 1 — 71.3%
12:00 65° 0.00 in 3 — 76%
18:00 78° 0.02 in 5 — 60.3%
Thu Thursday 27 August
Poor
Temp68°F
Rain0.02 in
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity95%
0.4mm rain forecastHumidity 95% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 66° dry 4 — 99.7%
12:00 67° dry 0 — 95.2%
18:00 81° 0.01 in 3 — 57.3%
Fri Friday 28 August
Poor
Temp66°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity96%
0.3mm rain forecastHumidity 96% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 64° dry 1 — 99.3%
12:00 67° dry 1 — 95.6%
18:00 80° 0.01 in 3 — 66.8%
Access
NPS day-use ticket required for Old Rag March through November — reserve on recreation.gov in advance

About Old Rag

Old Rag is Virginia's traditional-climbing crown — 270+ mostly-single-pitch routes on gorgeous Joshua Tree-esque granite in Shenandoah National Park's south district. Classic splitters, corners and crystal-pinching slabs on very old bomber rock, 50–100 ft long, 5.4 to 5.12+. Also 63 documented boulder problems along the trail. (introduced 2022 to manage crowding). Parking fees may apply without an annual pass. Approach is a long steep hike from the parking lot. Free NPS access with the day-use ticket.

Region
Shenandoah
Rock type
Granite
Aspect
mixed-facing
Altitude
3123 ft
Exposure
high
Seepage
low